"I'll take care of it right away." Zhao Kang was no longer calm. He knew very well what the consequences would be. He hung up the phone and dialed another number.
"Lu Laoliu, what exactly happened? How could your research institute explode? How could those experimental subjects go out of control?" Lu Laoliu had just answered the phone when he heard Zhao Kang's question.
"Lord Zhao Kang, I don't know either," said Lu Laoliu. He was completely bewildered. Just as he was fantasizing about being God's savior, the experimental subjects went out of control. They destroyed the laboratory one by one, ran out, and began to wreak havoc. Even he was almost killed by the experimental subjects just now.
"You don't know?" Zhao Kang's eyes twitched when he heard Lu Laoliu's words. He was already furious. He knew more or less what Lu Laoliu had been thinking all these years. However, he couldn't find a suitable person to replace Lu Laoliu in his experiments, so he could only let Lu Laoliu do as he pleased.
"Lord Zhao Kang, something must have gone wrong in one of our experimental steps; they've gone out of control," Lu Laoliu explained.
"Out of control?" Zhao Kang was taken aback. "Is there any way to resolve this?"
“This…” Lu Laoliu’s eyes darted around. What solution could he possibly have? If he had, he would have solved it long ago. Why would he have waited for Zhao Kang to call and ask?
"Lu Laoliu, you're going to kill me!" Zhao Kang cursed angrily when he heard Lu Laoliu's hesitant speech.
"Zhao Kang, you son of a bitch, you son of a bitch!" Lu Laoliu's face suddenly twisted in pain. "I've put up with you for so long! What can you do besides have money?"
"Lu Laoliu?" Zhao Kang was completely taken aback when he heard Lu Laoliu insulting him.
"You filthy idiot, get the hell out of here." Lu Laoliu hung up the phone instantly. Looking at the terrible situation outside, his immediate priority wasn't how to deal with it, but how to escape.
"Lu Laoliu??" Zhao Kang gritted his teeth as he heard the phone hang up, and then he dialed another number.
"Transfer my assets immediately, quickly. Also, get my private jet here. I need to escape China as soon as possible," Zhao Kang ordered into the phone. Yes, it was the most urgent matter. There was no hope left; he had to run. Otherwise, even the King of Heaven couldn't save him.
The things he's done over the years deserve to be executed ten thousand times over, and that would be too lenient.
At this moment, Lu Laoliu opened a secret room in the laboratory, where a black mecha was located.
"What a pity! I never expected your first appearance would be about running for your life." Old Lu said, stroking his black mecha with some resentment, "I was just a little bit away from solving your energy problem."
After saying that, he moved his body, and the black mecha immediately enveloped him. The next second, he was wearing the mecha.
Just as he was about to leave, Fang Jingru, who was neither human nor ghost, suddenly appeared in front of him, staring at Lu Laoliu with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
“Fang Jingru?” Lu Laoliu was taken aback, then said, “I am God, I am your father.”
"Lu Laoliu, I'll kill you!" Upon hearing Lu Laoliu's words, Fang Jingru became enraged and slashed at Lu Laoliu with his sword. A shield immediately appeared on Lu Laoliu's mecha arm, blocking Fang Jingru's sword.
"You weren't controlled? You've always had your memories? You're faking it?" Old Lu asked incredulously.
"Lu Laoliu, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. You've turned me into this inhuman, ghost-like creature. I'm going to kill you." Fang Jingru said to Lu Laoliu. He was a human, not a monster, but Lu Laoliu had turned him into one, deceiving him every day, acting as his god and father! He had been waiting for an opportunity, and finally, this day had come.
"Did you cause the experimental subjects to riot?" Lu Laoliu suddenly realized something. He had always thought that Fang Jingru had lost his memory, so he confidently regarded Fang Jingru as the subject.
He was God, Fang Jingru was his number one general, and the other experimental subjects were Fang Jingru's underlings. As long as he controlled Fang Jingru, he would control all the experimental subjects. However, he did not expect that Fang Jingru was not under his control.
"I have to thank you for that," Fang Jingru said through gritted teeth. In the next instant, countless bolts of lightning shot out from his body.
"Then go die!" Now Lu Laoliu understood everything. It was Fang Jingru who ruined his chance to become God's savior. He now wished he could tear Fang Jingru to pieces.
Lightning suddenly poured out from the black armor, and the two began a fierce battle.
Gu Yu and Zui San arrived in Mo City and discovered the monsters wreaking havoc, causing them to frown.
They all knew the missing people were connected to the research institute, but they never imagined the institute's people would be so ruthless as to turn these people into monsters.
"Your time has come! If we ignore these monsters, the entire Desert City will be destroyed, and even the surrounding cities will suffer the same fate." After Gu Yu finished speaking, he instantly rushed towards several monsters, and five Origin Soldiers swept out and killed the surrounding monsters.
Zui San looked at the scene before him. This was beyond his expectations. He had thought about bad outcomes, but he never imagined it would be this bad.
If he hadn't waited for the opportunity and had acted earlier, things might not have turned out this way. After taking a sip of wine, he suddenly headed in one direction.
Yes, it's time; things can't get any worse.
Looking at the destroyed buildings and the ruthless monsters around him, Mo Hai swallowed hard.
"Master, something terrible has happened." He took out his phone and said tremblingly.
"What's wrong?" The person opposite was a middle-aged man. Hearing Mo Hai's trembling voice, the middle-aged man was puzzled. "Has the plan been thwarted?"
"The Zhao family's research institute exploded, and the monsters they were researching have all escaped and are causing widespread destruction. It's now out of control," Mo Hai said urgently. As the highest-ranking official in Mocheng, he couldn't escape responsibility for such a major incident, and the country wouldn't let him off the hook.
"What did you say?" The middle-aged man's brows furrowed immediately. "Those good-for-nothings, Zhao family, don't they know that this is the most crucial moment, and we cannot afford to make any mistakes?"
"Patriarch, what should I do now?" Mo Hai asked, his voice trembling with tears.
"You?" The middle-aged man pondered for a moment. "Mo Hai, you've enjoyed wealth and luxury all these years. It's time for you to do something for the family. I will guarantee the safety of your wife and children."
The middle-aged man hung up the phone after speaking. Listening to the dial tone, Mo Hai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He collapsed to the ground. He was finished; he had been abandoned. But he couldn't say much. His wife and children were still in the Mo family home. For their safety, he could only…
At this moment, several high-level core members of the GZ Alliance were also getting restless. Their plan hadn't even started yet, and such a big thing had happened.
Should we retreat?
"No! Notify Lei Luo to execute the plan immediately. As long as the Source Gate opens successfully, we will have leverage to negotiate with the nation by joining forces with the Wolf Clan!"
"That would mean completely breaking ties with the country!"
"Hmph! You think that just because the plan is going smoothly, things won't fall apart? It's bound to fall apart sooner or later, so we might as well fight with our backs against the wall."
"That damned Zhao family, wipe them out immediately."
At this moment, above the snow-capped mountains of Beiyuan, more than thirty figures arrived directly in the canyon. They took out many instruments and began to set them up. One of the men exuded a powerful aura. If Gu Yu were here, he would find that this was actually a King Realm expert.
"Hello!" In Mo City, an old man dialed a phone.
"Li Demin, what's wrong?" The person who answered the phone was Liu Feng, the city magistrate of Huangbei City.
"Liu Feng, immediately assemble the city's and all the county-level troops within its jurisdiction and rush to Mo City. If we're too late, Mo City might be lost, and other cities will suffer as well." The old man making the call was Li Demin, and he spoke urgently.
"Demin, what exactly happened?" Upon hearing Li Demin's anxious voice, Li Feng immediately asked solemnly.
"Hurry, there's no time to explain. Once you arrive, you'll understand everything," Li Demin said. "If you arrive a second later, someone will die."
"Okay! I understand." Liu Feng hung up the phone, took a deep breath. He hadn't had a good time either. Someone was putting pressure on him. The missing persons case in Mocheng had already reached him, but he didn't dare to investigate because of the pressure. Someone even threatened him that if he dared to report it, they would kill his whole family.
It felt like a huge rock, making it hard for him to breathe.
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly made a phone call: "Immediately assemble the city guards, and have all the guards from the counties within the jurisdiction rush to Mocheng."
"Ah!" The person who answered the phone was clearly taken aback. He didn't understand what was going on. They all knew something about Mocheng being controlled by the GZ Alliance. Could it be that Liu Feng was planning to confront these people head-on? This was not a wise decision, after all, no orders had been given from above.
"As the city magistrate of Huangbei City, I order you to immediately assemble the city's defense forces and rush to Mocheng," Liu Feng said firmly. Li Demin would not lie to him; Mocheng was definitely in grave danger at this moment.
"Yes, City Commander," came the firm reply from the other end.
Gu Yu had killed many monsters along the way, but compared to the monsters that appeared in Mo City, they were a small number. This made Gu Yu very angry. How many people had these heartless guys captured for experiments? You have to know that every monster was once a living person.
"These monsters seem to be controlled by something?" Gu Yu frowned as he looked at the monsters causing destruction in front of him. "Who is controlling them? The tycoons? That's unlikely. Although the tycoons are ruthless, they wouldn't be this stupid. This kind of behavior is undoubtedly courting death. They would be condemned by everyone and would not be allowed to exist."
Even a fool wouldn't present evidence of illegality to someone else, especially since it's not a matter of life or death yet.
Gu Yu really couldn't understand it. These monsters in front of him, or more accurately, experimental subjects, were clearly being controlled by someone.
"Never mind all that. As long as I find the manipulator and take care of them, these people won't continue to cause trouble." Gu Yu thought to himself and began his search.
At this moment, Fang Jingru and Lu Laoliu were fighting fiercely. Their combat strength was comparable to that of Sanzhui, and even their weapons were the same.
"Let me go! Everything you have is my doing, you can't kill me." Lu Laoliu said, wearing a mecha. He was now full of regret. He should have known better than to attach so many weapons to Fang Jingru today, making him almost as powerful as himself. He couldn't handle the other party.
Most importantly, he left quickly. With such a commotion, many people must have noticed. It won't be long before the area is surrounded, and then he won't be able to escape and will be arrested.
"Impossible, I'll fight you to the death!" Fang Jingru said. He had only one thought: to kill Lu Laoliu. But no matter what he did, he couldn't do anything to Lu Laoliu.
"I..." Lu Laoliu cursed repeatedly. The first thing he had done to deal with the thing he created was himself. Anyone would probably curse in the face of such a thing.
But what can be done? This can be considered retribution. When Lu Laoliu started these heinous experiments, it seemed that he was destined to suffer these consequences.
Seeing Fang Jingru radiating electricity, Lu Laoliu gritted his teeth. The next second, the two thrusters on his mecha hummed with electricity, and he flew straight into the sky, speeding off in one direction.
Seeing Lu Laoliu trying to escape, Fang Jingru immediately gave chase. Countless cannon barrels appeared on his arms, and countless electric cannonballs bombarded Lu Laoliu.
In order to avoid Fang Jingru's electric cannonballs, Lu Laoliu's speed decreased instantly as he fled. Fang Jingru caught up with him in an instant, and Fang Jingru's arm instantly transformed into a large knife, which he slashed down. Lu Laoliu hurriedly defended himself, and the two collided again in the next second.
The two were locked in a fierce battle, their electricity crackling and creating a great commotion. Gu Yu, who had been searching, noticed their direction and flew towards them.
At this moment, Fang Jingru and Lu Laoliu were frantically attacking each other amidst a collapsed ruin.
Although Gu Yu arrived, he saw the terrifying destructive power of the two and did not dare to step forward. Instead, he secretly observed them. After all, Long Yuan was currently recuperating and his own strength was not at the level of the Three Cones. The best approach now was to wait until the two were both severely injured before making a move.
Looking at Fang Jingru, Gu Yu felt that the person was familiar, but he couldn't recognize him, after all, Fang Jingru's appearance had changed drastically.
"Fang Jingru, let me go! In a moment, neither of us will be able to leave. We'll both be caught and executed." Lu Laoliu was anxious. Most importantly, his mecha had an energy problem. Once the energy ran out, he wouldn't be able to move at all.
“Then we’ll die together,” Fang Jingru said. Then, eight alloy cones flew out from behind him and shot out in all directions. Immediately afterward, huge electric currents emanated from the eight cones. Four of them hovered in the air, while four were driven into the ground. The currents they emitted were interconnected, forming an electric cage that imprisoned Lu Laoliu inside.
"You're insane, you're absolutely insane!" Upon seeing the electric cage, Lu Laoliu was completely distraught. Fang Jingru was determined to fight him to the death.
Seeing this familiar scene, Gu Yu suddenly remembered something. Back in the Northern Snow Mountain, Fang Jingru had used the same trick to imprison everyone. Could this monster be Fang Jingru? At the Zhao family's research institute, Gu Yu suddenly confirmed the monster's identity.
"Lu Laoliu, die!" Fang Jingru said, then charged at Lu Laoliu, and the two immediately began fighting again.
Time passed second by second. During this time, Lu Laoliu tried to open the cage several times, but was stopped by Fang Jingru.
At this moment, the city guards of Huangbei City and other counties arrived one after another. Looking at the scene before them, they were all somewhat incredulous. Mo City was not exactly prosperous, but it was not bad either. Yet, it was now filled with smoke and bloodshed.
They all joined the battle, but they could only fight the monsters with rifles and dared not use weapons such as cannons, since there were living people in the city and they dared not bombard it indiscriminately.
The electric current in the cage was dimming, and the current on Fang Jingru and Lu Laoliu was also getting weaker. The two had been fighting all night, and their energy was almost exhausted.
Thump...
Just as he was about to attack Lu Laoliu, Fang Jingru staggered a few steps and knelt down. His energy was depleted. He was somewhat unwilling; he hadn't killed Lu Laoliu yet!
As his energy ran out, the surrounding electric cage vanished instantly.
"You're fucking insane." Seeing Fang Jingru sprawled on the ground, unable to move, Lu Laoliu cursed. He was now unable to walk, and his energy was also running low.
He stepped forward, looked at Fang Jingru, and the mecha on his arm transformed into a sharp blade, slashing down at Fang Jingru. However, just as it approached Fang Jingru's neck, it suddenly stopped.
“Killing you would be too easy on you. It would be better to let them capture you and do research on you,” Lu Laoliu muttered.
"Sigh!" Lu Laoliu sighed, looking at his mecha. He searched for it, needing to recharge it. If it was fully charged, he might still have a chance to escape.
But the next second his pupils suddenly contracted, and Gu Yu's figure had already appeared beside him.
"It's you?" Lu Laoliu looked at Gu Yu in surprise.
"You know me?" Gu Yu was somewhat surprised! He had never met Lu Laoliu before.
“I saw your fight with this idiot through remote monitoring before,” Lu Laoliu said.
"Is he Fang Jingru?" Although Gu Yu had already guessed the monster's identity, he was still somewhat moved. Fang Jingru had actually been transformed into this form by Lu Laoliu.
“Waaaaah…” Fang Jingru suddenly saw Gu Yu, his eyes widened, filled with hatred.
The real culprit behind his current state is Gu Yu. If Gu Yu hadn't almost killed him with a single blow, how could he have been used by Lu Laoliu for research?
"Trying to get something from a tiger will only lead to its backlash. You shouldn't hate me, you should hate yourself." Gu Yu said to Fang Jingru, unaware that as he spoke, Lu Laoliu suddenly slashed at his neck with a knife.
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